WorksheetsSoc. Studies Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Polytheistic means...
To believe in many gods
To believe in only one god
That you do not believe in any gods
________ wrote things down and recorded history.
Scribes
Typers
Journalists
Hammurabi was the the king of Mesopotamia and wrote the 1st set of laws
True!!
False!!
Confucianism: The ruler bears responsibility for the well-being of the people and, therefore, for peace and order in the empire.
Chinese leaders moved from a legalistic government to a government based on Confucianism. How did Confucius transform the society?
Monotheistic means...
To believe in many gods
To believe in only one god
That you do not believe in any gods
What was a positive effect of the flooding of Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
The rivers provided a natural protection from invaders
Improvement of fishing techniques
Mud build-up trapping animals near the villages
Deposits of silt creating fertile soil
Where is the Fertile Crescent, a large arc of farmland in Mesopotamia, located?
Middle East
North America
South America
Asia
What was the writing system of Mesopotamia called?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Calligraphy
Which of the following best describes the Silk Road?
a single road that extended across Asia
a route that connected western Europe to eastern Europe
a route that was used to bring silk from Rome to China
a network of trade routes that extended across Asia
The Silk Road was important because
it helped the Han empire control the Mediterranean region
it extended a thousand miles across Asia
it linked Asian and western cultures for more a thousand years
it connected the Han and Egyptian empires
Chinese explorer Zhang Qian is known as the Father of the Silk Road because
he helped the Chinese form an alliance against their northern enemy, the Huns.
he was the first person to introduce grapes to China
he opened the way for trade between China and its western neighbors
he led teams of peasants who worked to build the Silk Road
The Great Wall of China lay to the north of part of the Eastern Silk Road. How did the Great Wall affect travelers on the Silk Road?
Travelers had to climb over the Great Wall to continue their journey.
Travelers walked on the Great Wall to continue their journey.
The Great Wall prevented travelers from continuing their journey.
The Great Wall gave protection against bandits from the north.
Which of the following would most likely have been the greatest danger to traders crossing the Taklimakan Desert?
sandstorms
camels
floods
oases
The western end of the Silk Road connected to the
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
At the western end of the Silk Road, how were goods moved from ports on the Mediterranean such as Antioch?
by ships
by camels
by elephants
by donkeys
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